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Showing 1 to 16 of 16 for “"Female inmates"”.
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The media consumption patterns of female inmates
… investigated the media consumption patterns of female inmates at the Corradino Correctional Facility. The purpose of the study was to determine the role that media plays in the unique situation of incarceration and how the inmates use media opportunities in this specific institution. The …
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Psychopathology, victimization experiences, and prison adjustment in women at Fluvanna maximum-security facility
… The examination of prison adjustment among inmates in the United States has a long tradition of quantitative research focused mostly on male inmates examining factors necessary for understanding how they adjust to the prison. Such a tradition contributed to a significant knowledge gap in the …
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Comparisons of inmate offense severity ratings and attitudes toward rehabilitation
… the attitudes and rehabilitative potential of female inmates in a California state women's prison.
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Comparisons of inmate offense severity ratings and attitudes toward rehabilitation
… the attitudes and rehabilitative potential of female inmates in a California state women's prison.
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Using the Survey of Inmates of State and Federal Correctional Facilities to Compare Female and Male Inmate Characteristics.
… study was to examine the differences between female and male prison inmates using the Survey of Inmates of State and Federal Correctional Facilities, 1997. Variables examined included current offense, criminal history, drug use history, victimization history, program participation in the …
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Crime in nineteenth-century Ireland: Grangegorman female penitentiary and Richmond male penitentiary, with reference to juveniles and women, 1836-60
… Ireland, with particular focus on female inmates and juveniles. Grangegorman female penitentiary and Richmond male penitentiary are the case studies utilised to carry out this research. Grangegorman penitentiary was the first ever exclusively female prison in the British Isles. This …
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Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and co-occurring disorders (CODs): Is there a relationship between ACEs, substance use, and mental health among inmates?
… disorders (CODs) are prevalent among inmates with approximately half of inmates meeting the criteria of mental health and substance use disorders in previous studies (Butler et al., 2011; James & Glaze, 2006). The current study explores the relationship between ACEs and CODs, …
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Assessment of Psychopathy in Incarcerated Females
… factor structure remains understudied among female offenders. Research has suggested marked gender differences in the prevalence, clinical characteristics, and underlying dimensions of psychopathy. This study examined the dimensions of psychopathy in a female offender sample. The Psychopathy …
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Predicting Inmate Economic Conflict In Female Housing Units: Individual Factors Versus Social Climate Factors
… account for the development of this conflict in female housing facilities. The secondary data analysis study is based on validated survey data from 3499 female inmates housed in fifteen correctional facilities located in seven different states. In addition to conducting descriptive statistical …
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Epidemiology of Hiv-Infection In Incarcerated Women In South Carolina
… in the correctional setting is higher among female inmates when compared to males. This dichotomy is not fully understood and few studies have focused on women in the South. The studies presented in this dissertation explored the implications of previous incarceration on a cohort of …
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An Exploration of the College-Educated Female Incarceration Experience
… has been a significant increase in the nation's female incarceration rate. During 2006, the number of women in prison increased by approximately 4.5 %. The increase of female prisoners from 2005 to 2006 was larger than the average growth rate of 2.9% from 2000 through 2005. Women ages 35 to 39 …
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An analysis of conscious fear and automatic threat response in psychopathy
… types of “fear.” In a sample of 64 male and female inmates in a county jail, threat detection, as well as the ability to recognize threat directed toward others, were assessed using threatening images along with measures of skin conductance and heart rate. The conscious experience of fear was …
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The social construction of female criminality : women, mental health, and the criminal justice system
… that examined the differential treatment of female and male inmates and the circumstances of their incarceration. Many of these studies have repeatedly shown that where female inmates are concerned, there is a much stronger psychiatric or emotional label attached to the acts of deviance …
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Using leisure as a coping tool: A feminist study of the recreational experiences of incarcerated women in a Puerto Rican prison
… opportunities at EIMVA towards enabling inmates to positively cope with imprisonment. Actual manifestations of the concept of social justice within society are evidenced through numerous processes. One such process is the way in which society deals with transgressors of the social order. …
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Place Management in a Correctional Setting
… major misconduct reports for both male and female inmates, and the perceptions of inmate behavior held by officers, supervisors, and administrators. An interrupted time series (ARIMA) analysis of written inmate misconduct reports was used to evaluate whether or not the implementation of …
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A study of family units formed in female correctional facilities in the state of Texas
… how pseudofamily groups function within the female prison population and how membership could affect the inmate's image within the prison system. The main emphasis was on the family-like structure of these groups and if membership created either positive or negative consequences for the …